schmooze

After 4 p.m., they have ample time to clean up their books, meet with co-workers, schmooze with clients, and grab some sleep.

Think of John Prescott's booming tones that connected with some voters and party members who didn't much like Tony Blair's silken schmooze.

“She came out to schmooze with the customers, and I went, “This is the one,’” said Siegel, who hails from what he billed “the Jewish Alps” — the Catskill Mountains in New York.

This time last year all Labour's schmoozing was paying off, and she enjoyed good reviews in the City.

But these members-only circles are more than expensive schmoozing — they're a business model, a status symbol and a growing part of the luxury market.